Thank you, everyone, for your congratulatory calls and emails to me for this column taking first place in its category of “Best Column Writing” in the Suburban Newspapers of America contest for 2010. This week, I’m re-running one of my favorite columns that ran in March, 2009.
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Mary Malloy
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3/30/11
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Q. I operate a small family business in Nassau County. We pay all of our workers as independent contractors, but I am not clear on the distinctions between employees and independent contractors. What …
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By Lois Carter Schlissel
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9/27/12
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Nassau County, FEMA, Island Harvest and the Red Cross have added new locations for the distribution of food and drinks to thousands of residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Locations are subject to …
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11/5/12
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At Eisenhower Park, alongside a free summer concert series at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, there has also been several evenings dedicated to celebrating the many diverse cultures and ethnicities that make up Nassau County.
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By Jordan Vallone
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8/28/23
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Nassau BOCES, in partnership with Nassau County school districts, is holding a job fair on Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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By Mark Nolan
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9/3/23
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Q: I am hearing more and more about the measles epidemic. Can my school district lawfully require that my child be vaccinated, and if I establish that my child is exempt …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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2/3/15
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Q. I don’t understand, if my tax assessment was reduced why did my real estate taxes increase?A.This is unfortunately a common situation. The County, Town, Village and School budgets do …
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By Richard G. Fromewick
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9/27/12
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More than two-dozen senior citizens still cannot return to their Elmont homes some three weeks after a flash flood forced them to evacuate. And now Nassau County has filed a lawsuit against the co-op managers at 1888 Foster Meadow Lane to force the building back into compliance with fire codes.
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By Nicole Wagner
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10/20/23
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Q. I went to a meeting of my Village Board of Trustees and wanted to speak on a particular item, but they wouldn’t let me. Don’t I have a right to speak at a public …
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By A. Thomas Levin
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6/17/14
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Flooding is a fact of life for many South Shore residents. Whether it’s heavy rain and flash flooding, as we saw last month, or the larger storms that have reached our shores on a seemingly annual basis in recent years . . .
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By Andrew R. Garbarino
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10/26/23
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